In 1998, an Arizona man secretly cut holes through Tucson's street curbs to steal stormwater. The illegal experiment eventually changed city policy

In 1998, a Tucson resident named Brad Lancaster took a saw to the curb outside his home and cut six openings into it, creating small channels to divert rainwater off the street and into the space between the sidewalk and the road. Cutting into a public curb without permission was against city rules, and Lancaster carried out the work quietly, often early on Sunday mornings to avoid drawing attention.

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